Chapter 363 Ling Ran's Background
"Dad also said that the governor of Guangdong attaches great importance to his reputation in the officialdom and wants to go further, so he attaches great importance to the unjust, false and wrong cases and the atmosphere of officials in the jurisdiction." Bai Ziqian continued.
Qin Yilin exclaimed.
The governor is already from the second rank, and he wants to go further. Is he going to the cabinet to be the first rank prime minister?
However, there are two levels between the second rank and the first rank, the second rank and the first rank. Although there are only two levels, it is difficult to go one step further.
If the governor wants to return to Jinling to serve, he must first be promoted to the second rank. As long as he is promoted to the second rank, it will be just around the corner.
Shuiqing breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that this is a suitable candidate. The current problem is where to find him.
"Ziqian, do you know where to find him? Where should we send him?"
She didn't understand the distribution of each state. The men in Shanshui Village had been to Nanning Prefecture at the farthest. If she didn't ask clearly, she might not be able to find the place even if she walked along the road and asked.
Bai Ziqian asked uncertainly: "Should it be Guangzhou? Or Shaozhou, Huizhou, Chaozhou?"
Gaozhou, Leizhou, Lianzhou are unlikely, Qiongzhou is even farther away, except for Nandu, there are only these eight states, but he has never been to any of them, he only heard his father mention it a few times, and he didn't even know the specific location.
Bai Ziqian regretted it very much at this moment, regretting that he knew too little! When he was needed, he found that he was useless, no, even useless.
Qin Yilin said with certainty: "The governor's office is in Guangzhou, and the governor should also be in Guangzhou."
"Okay, let's go to Guangzhou." Shuiqing finalized, and asked casually: "By the way, what is the name of the governor of Guangdong?"
Qin Yilin shook her head directly.
She only knew the rank of the governor, and knew where the governor's office was because Shanshui Village, where she lived, belonged to Guangdong, and she had learned about it before, but she didn't know the governor's name, after all, she couldn't use it even if she knew it.
Now she and the head of the family are not the Ding and Qin families, who are medical families, but two ordinary rural herbalists. They are two types of people who have no intersection at all, so it is useless to know.
Bai Ziqian tried hard to recall and said excitedly: "Surname Ling! Called, called"
"Surname Ling, name Ce." A low voice sounded faintly.
Bai Ziqian's face was happy, and he nodded happily: "Yes, it's Ling Ce! I heard my father mention it several times."
As soon as the voice fell, he looked at Ling Ran belatedly. His surname was also Ling.
This surname is not uncommon, but it is not a big surname, right?
Shuiqing and Qin Yilin also looked at Ling Ran, who had been silent.
Shuiqing always knew that Ling Ran came from a noble family, but she didn't know the details. At this time, a possibility rose in her mind.
Ling Ran's mouth was tightly pursed, but he still explained: "In the first month of the year, he was not in the Guangzhou government office, but in Sihui. You can only find him in Sihui."
Shuiqing and the other two looked confused.
Sihui? What is it? Shui Qing felt that it was not her fault. She was not a native, and even if she was a native, it would be useless. How many of them had traveled far? How many of them knew the names of places outside?
Just look at Qin Yilin and Bai Ziqian.
Ling Ran saw the expressions of the three people and understood, and sighed: "You will know when you go to the Ling family in Sihui. It is closer than Guangzhou. I will take the men from the village there."
Qin Yilin said happily: "That's great! No need to worry."
In the past, I only thought that Ling Ran had the aura of a nobleman, and guessed that his background must be good, but I didn't expect it to be from a noble family.
But I don't know what his relationship with Ling Ce is? Is it an orthodox or a side branch?
Bai Ziqian slapped Ling Ran and praised him sincerely: "Brother Ling, your family is really powerful. You have produced a second-rank official!"
"Not a second-rank, a second-rank governor, and a second-rank assistant minister of the Ministry of War. He was already a second-rank official last year." Ling Ran said words of praise, but his eyes were colder than the moonlight.
This time even Qin Yilin had to be shocked.
He is a second-rank official. If the King of Yan had not rebelled, he would have been able to enter the cabinet.
This is no longer a thick thigh, but a golden thigh!
She asked curiously: "Ling Ran, what is your relationship with Ling Ce? Such a thick golden thigh should be held tightly."
Shui Qing thought that if she held on tightly, she would have saved thirty years of struggle, no, even a lifetime.
Then she thought of Ling Ran when he first came. He was in rags and cried for help, making a living by hard labor, hiding from place to place. This obviously offended people, but if the Ling family had an official who was a frontier official, wouldn't he be able to walk sideways? How could he be so miserable!
Did he offend Ling Ce? But he was a half-grown child. What did he do to be hunted down by Ling Ce...
Shui Qing, who was hesitating whether Ling Ran should go to Sihui, heard Ling Ran's next sentence.
"He... is my father."
The three of them blinked, and blinked again, and even forgot how to react.
Bai Ziqian asked stupidly, "Are they biological?"
After asking, he wanted to slap himself! What a mouth he has, how can a father recognize someone randomly!
"Yes, but my mother passed away early, and less than three months later, my father married his childhood sweetheart, and I also got a half-brother who is only one year younger than me."
This time, the three of them were stunned and forgot to speak for a long time.
The amount of information was too much, Shuiqing felt like his brain was like paste, and he had to sort it out.
With the same father and different mothers, this brother is also Ling Ce's child! And he is only one year younger than Ling Ran, which means that when Ling Ran's mother was pregnant with him or in confinement, Ling Ce and the little childhood sweetheart had a real relationship and got pregnant.
Ling Ran's mother, who had been hiding the truth from the mistress of the house, waited until his mother passed away, and even didn't want to wait any longer, and married her childhood sweetheart early.
Is this because there is a stepmother and a stepfather?
She opened her mouth and asked worriedly: "You ran away, is it your stepmother who wants to harm you? Does your father know about it, or is he even involved?"
Ling Ran was silent for a long time, raised his eyes and said: "He didn't participate, but I can't bet whether he will cover up after knowing it."
The three immediately understood that Ling Ran's stepmother wanted to harm him, and his biological father was not trustworthy.
"You can't go to Sihui. You draw the route to Sihui and tell the villagers in detail. You should be able to find it." Shui Qing said quickly.
She couldn't let Ling Ran take risks.
Bai Ziqian followed and said: "You can tell me, I'm very good at finding the way!"
Ling Ran shook his head, as if he had made up his mind. He first looked at Bai Ziqian and said: "It's too chaotic outside, you'll be safe if you stay in the village."
Otherwise, how can Bai's parents rest assured, and Aunt Shui Qing can't explain to her friends.
After saying that, he looked at Aunt Shuiqing, smiled and said softly: "Aunt, I should have left at the beginning of this year, but I was reluctant to leave because of my desire for warmth. Now I really have to leave.
I will help you once before I leave. This is all I can do for you."
A second-rank official, even if he is not on New Year's Day, does not look down on these dozens of bandits. He knows his father. If he comes forward, his father may help him.
And he must leave.